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Quito vs Lisbon
Comparing Quito change · Lisbon change
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Quito is the wetter, with 2315 mm more rain a year, and Lisbon the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Lisbon, in everyday terms.
Summers
Lisbon has hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Lisbon: Warm
Winters
Quito has milder winters
Quito: Mild
Lisbon: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Lisbon: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Lisbon is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Lisbon: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2315 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Lisbon has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Lisbon | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -4 | -2 | — | +2 | +4 | +4 | +2 | -1 | -5 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Lisbon | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -4 | -2 | — | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Lisbon | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +2 | -1 | -5 | -7 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Lisbon | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +4 | +6 | +7 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Lisbon | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Lisbon | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Difference | +6 | +7 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -4 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Lisbon | 103 | 63 | 74 | 65 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 111 | 99 | 100 |
| Difference | -192 | -218 | -260 | -264 | -213 | -154 | -124 | -122 | -183 | -174 | -203 | -209 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Lisbon | 103 | 63 | 74 | 65 | 57 | 13 |
| Difference | -192 | -218 | -260 | -264 | -213 | -154 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Lisbon | 2 | 7 | 36 | 111 | 99 | 100 |
| Difference | -124 | -122 | -183 | -174 | -203 | -209 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Lisbon | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 60 | 62 |
| Difference | -21 | -26 | -29 | -27 | -28 | -27 | -29 | -30 | -27 | -24 | -22 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Lisbon | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 48 |
| Difference | -21 | -26 | -29 | -27 | -28 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Lisbon | 43 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 60 | 62 |
| Difference | -29 | -30 | -27 | -24 | -22 | -19 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Lisbon | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -1 | +3 | +5 | +5 | +1 | -1 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Lisbon | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Lisbon | 80 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 |
| Difference | +3 | +5 | +5 | +1 | -1 | -2 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Quito trends → · Lisbon trends →
Methodology & sources
Quito
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Lisbon
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Lisboa Geofisica, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.